OOC: To be fair they are completely capable of destroying Brazilian fleet, disrupting trade and bombarding some coastal cities and supplying Triple alliance with arms. And with USA being pre-occupied with CSA they might even get away with it.
OOC : Well, coastal defenses + my fleet are enough to hurt the spanish fleet...
And like it was said, the spanish arms probably suck, they won't make a great difference...
Also, you saw what happened when i wanted to blockade Argentina? No one wanted me to block their trade, now Brazil is a lot bigger and has a lot more resources, do you know what can happen if they try to blockade me?
(And amphibious assaults? Spain would collapse with ease if they tried to go into such a big adventure)
OOC: Though Spain is likely playing with fire, just by being at war Brazil has to send 30-40k men to garrison important coastal cities since 15k Spanish on a raid vs 0-5k defenders will win. Their difference in the war will most likely just be forcing Brazil to divide their forces to avoid a possible sneak landing seizing a vital city/harbor. Same with their fleet.
I just need to keep some conscripts guarding some regions, even if Spain sent regulars they wouldn't be able to do a lot.
Futhermore, sinking the spanish ironclad = destroying their morale and hurting their stability
It's obvious that they have great pride on their little ship.
Might make an IC topic later after lunch, also, my population probably will get more willing to fight in the war after this